Independence Day

Jun 25, 1996

2h 25m

★ 6.9

The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.

Overview

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Science Fiction

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Centropolis Entertainment

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Cast

Capt. Steven Hiller

Will Smith

President Thomas J. Whitmore

Bill Pullman

David Levinson

Jeff Goldblum

Marilyn Whitmore

Mary McDonnell

Julius Levinson

Judd Hirsch

General William Grey

Robert Loggia

Russell Casse

Randy Quaid

Constance Spano

Margaret Colin

Albert Nimzicki

James Rebhorn

Marty Gilbert

Harvey Fierstein

Major Mitchell

Adam Baldwin

Dr. Brackish Okun

Brent Spiner

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